Well, I just recently got a new Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard, so I tried installing Vector Linux to it, I FINALLY was able to get to the point of actually trying it out (got to the logon screen) . . . and then the "fun" started - the pointer for my USB mouse worked for about one second, and FROZE, then I tried to enter my user name and password - the cursor moved, but no text appeared (It did eventually), so what I want to know is: What keyboard should I select for use during setup (the strange thing is that it seemed to work fine during the setup process)? And before I forget, I noticed that the only documentation that is on the CD for it is for version 6.0, not 7.1

Locator, if your mouse does not wake up when you click a button, then my suggestion does not apply.

In general though, you should always be able to get to a terminal using keyboard only. If it responds at boot menu, select the TUI option. If it insists on booting to GUI, log in using the keyboard, then use a key combination like "Alt-f2" or "Ctrl-Alt-F2".

Locator, if your mouse does not wake up when you click a button, then my suggestion does not apply.

In general though, you should always be able to get to a terminal using keyboard only. If it responds at boot menu, select the TUI option. If it insists on booting to GUI, log in using the keyboard, then use a key combination like "Alt-f2" or "Ctrl-Alt-F2".

I almost forgot to mention the fact that I was FINALLY able to install VL7.1 and use my USB keyboard and mouse (after making a few minor changes to my motherboard's BIOS settings), but in order to keep the mouse going long enough to implement the command you suggested earlier (which DID seem to resolve the problem, by the way) I ended up having to left-click the mouse every few seconds. Unfortunately I discovered some other problems during the process - such as the fact that it wouldn't recognize my USB printer, for example, and it doesn't seem to allow for the use of vpackager (I didn't see it when using GSlapt) which means that I can't make use of any .bz2 files, so as of right now, I have gone back to using Vector Linux 7.0.